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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN GARNE'R, OF MOBILE, ADABAMA.

DEVICE FOR HACKI NG TR EES IN GATHERING TURPENTINE.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patenta No. 273,061, dated February 27, 1883. i

` Application filed January 8, 1883.

To all whom 'it may coice'n Be it known that I, ALLEN GARNER, of Mobile, in the County of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Devices for Hacking Trees in GatheringTurpentine; and I do hereby de ela-re that the following is a full, clear, anlexact description of the in vention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the seine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective View ot' my device for hacking trees in gathering turpentine; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section ot' thesame.

Similar letters of reference indie-Lite corresponding parts in both the figures.

Myinvention has relation to devices for hacking trees in gethering turpeitine; and it consists in the improved construction and combiation of parts ofthe same, as hercinafter inore fully described and claimed.

For hacking trees-'. e., cutting the bark of' trees to cause the turpentine to flow-a, tool is generally used sonewhat of the shapc of a heavy curved band-knife, mounted upon a short handle, which is operated by a. striking motion, and cuts a great deal more bark away than is necessary to cause the crude tu-pentine to flow, and at the same time requires hard. labor and a certain skill in Operating it. This process is wasteful, in cutting too high up on the tree, so that the tree is unfit for tapping in a comparatively short time, and a. large space is left open, upon which the so-called scrape collects, which yields a less quantity of turpentine, and requires too long tiue and too much labor.

To avoid these evils I construct a tool as shown in the ccompanying drawingsfln which the letter A rep'esents the frame, having a rounded bulging side, B, in which is a. slot, C.

(No model.)

This slot G is carried through the frame, and widens into a recess, D, upon the upper side of which is fastened a cutter, E, the whole being constructed sou ewhat like a plane. This cutter is rounded, and has a longitudinal slot, F, by which it slides adj usta-bly upon a screw-bolt,

`G, having a head, H, and passing through the upper part of the stock or frane, where it is fast-ened by means of a nut, I. The lower end of the cutter projects out through slot G, and is ground heveled from the outside, forming a. rounded edge, J. The lower end of the stock has a longituilinal recess, K, for the reception of u handle, L,-which may he of any desired length, and by which the tool is operated.

The device is drawn in the same manner as a plane, and will just remove suficient bark to cause the turpentine to flow, and by using a longer haudle, as in the course of time it is necessary to hack higher up on the tree, the hacking can be performed at any reasonable height, while with the generally-used tool trees can only he hacked to about a main s height.

Having th us described ny in vention, Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The heren-described tool for hacking trees in gatheringturpentine, consisting in the stock A, having recess K, adepted to receive a handle, L, slot G, opening into recess D and cutter E, having lower rounded and beveled edge J, and slot F, and adj ustahly 'astened by means of bolt Gr, having head H and nut I, the whole eonstructed and combined suhstantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

4 In testinony that I claim the foregoing as ny own I have hereunto afixed ny signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN GARNER.

\Vitnesses EDWIN TARDY, '.D. J. MURRAY. 

